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Queen Letizia urges wider action to prevent risks facing young people
Queen Letizia released a video for FAD Juventud’s 40th anniversary to highlight the need to protect young people.
FAD Juventud has worked on addiction prevention for four decades, and Letizia is its honorary president.
She urged young people to avoid drugs and other harmful risks, including bullying, gender-based violence and digital abuse.
The video also points to newer concerns such as digital addictions and threats that can be harder to spot online.
Letizia said information, dialogue and education help young people make responsible choices and care for their mental health.
She also called for safe environments where families can play a part.
Her message presents youth protection as a shared responsibility, and the organisation thanked her for marking its anniversary.
Queen Letizia urged wider action to prevent risks facing young people in a video marking FAD Juventud’s 40th anniversary.
She warned about drug use, bullying, gender-based violence, cyberviolence and digital addictions, and called for attention to mental health.
Letizia said information, dialogue and education help young people make responsible decisions.
She called for safe environments for young people and said families should be involved.
She said building a healthy society was everyone’s responsibility.
- Who
- Queen Letizia, honorary president of FAD Juventud, delivered the message.
- What
- She called for preventing addictions and other risks affecting young people.
- When
- The video was reported on 20 October 2026; the articles do not state when it was recorded.
- Where
- It was shared on FAD Juventud’s social media. One article says Letizia recorded it in Zarzuela’s television studio.
- Why
- It marked the 40th anniversary of FAD Juventud and highlighted the need to protect young people.
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FAD Juventud was established, according to La Vanguardia.
Queen Sofía began serving as president of honor of the organization, according to Vanitatis.
Letizia took over the honorary presidency from Queen Sofía, according to Vanitatis.
Reports described Letizia’s anniversary video, which was shared on FAD Juventud’s social media.
- Anniversary
- 40 years
- Organization
- FAD Juventud
- Video distribution
- FAD Juventud’s social media
- Letizia’s role
- President of honor since 2015
- Organization’s founding
- 1986
3 sources
Letizia recupera en el estudio de TV de Zarzuela su faceta de periodista para hacer un reportaje contra las adicciones
Del gusano por la nariz a los peligros de internet: la Reina alerta de las nuevas adicciones
"No a las drogas": el vídeo de la reina Letizia por los 40 años de la FAD Juventud, un vínculo herencia de doña Sofía
What people are saying
No to drugs, no to the consumption of substances that affect our brain, our social relationships, our family, our future. No to bullying, gender-based violence, cyberviolence, digital addictions. Yes to caring for mental health.
It has had to adapt to a different society, with less visible risks and perhaps therefore more difficult to detect.
FAD Juventud has spent 40 years hooking people on life, and it has done so directly and explicitly, with messages that are sometimes aggressive.
That the Queen recognizes our campaigns is a source of pride for all the people who have been part of FAD Juventud over these 40 years.
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Seguimos recibiendo felicitaciones por nuestro 40.º aniversario, y la de hoy es muy especial 🩵 Su Majestad la Reina Doña Letizia, presidenta de honor de Fad Juventud, nos ha trasladado su enhorabuena por estos 40 años en un emotivo vídeo. Y lo hace poniendo en valor uno de